By JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor on Wednesday posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the Black man whose arrest for refusing to leave a whites-only railroad car […]
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By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman is ending her extraordinary year on a hopeful note. The 23-year-old poet, whose reading of her own “The […]
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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to expand the […]
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A new poll revealed that parents continue to express “legitimate concerns” about violence in schools, increased bullying, and a lack […]
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By AFRO Staff Almost a month ago, Baltimore City Police Officer Keona Holley was ambushed as she sat in her patrol car on Dec. 16. She was immediately taken to […]
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